Rolling Stones BETWEEN THE BUTTONS UK 1ST MONO EX / NM-

	£		71
	$		94

THE ROLLING STONES - BETWEEN THE BUTTONS

VERY 1ST PRESS UNBOXED DECCA

***MONO****

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK4852
• MATRIX: XARL-7644-4A / 7645-6A (FIRST PRESS NUMBERS)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK RED UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 6-8 VISIBLE  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE THE LP APPEARS FLAWLESS  UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I COULD MAKE OUT SOME CIRCULAR SWIRLY LITTLE WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE MORE HANDLING LINES AND THATS ALL.

 PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMER

THE VINYL PLAYS WITH A CRISP CLEAR MONO SOUND WITHOUT DISTORTION TO THE MUISC

ON SIDE ONE THERE IS LIGHT BACKGROUND BEHIND THE MUSIC WHICH IS MINIMAL WHEN YOU LISTEN FORM NORMAL LISTENING RANGE. IT IS SLIGHTLY MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN YOU SIT AS CLOSE AS I DO TO THE SPEAKERS WHILST TYPING THIS OUT (18 INCHES) SO PLEASE LISTEN TO THE MUSIC FROM AROUND 4-5 FEET AWAY THIS PLAYS TO AN EXCELLENT STATUS

SIDE TWO IS FAR FAR SUPERIOR AND WHILST THERE IS SOME VERY MILD BACKGROUND AT THE START OF THE SIDE, THE VAST MAJORITY PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS STATUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY CREASED ALL OVER, ON THIS COPY IS REALLY BETTER THAN MOST. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST A FEW RANDOM AND LIGHT LAMINATE LINES. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ELEVEN SMALL ONES  DOWN THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT. . SO THATS THE MINOR FLAWS, THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS 100% OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND GLEAMING LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SERIOUS BENDS OR FOLDS, AND NO RING WEAR, AND IMPORTANTLY NO TEARS TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINIMAL SHELF WEAR.

 THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, AND HAS A COUPLE OF FEELABLE CHIPS TO THE LAMINATE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE  HAS SOME HANDLING GRUBBINESS

THERE IS LIGHT RECORD SHAPE AND NO ONE HAS INSCRIBED ANYTHING WITH PEN OR PENCIL

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUSY SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO THE EDGES THROUGH AGE

COMPARED TO MOST SLEEVES OF IT'S TYPE THIS GRADES EXCELLENT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY